tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post5110575579065234464..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: Profiles in CourageMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-31628539266977640902019-01-26T10:09:03.174-06:002019-01-26T10:09:03.174-06:00I saw that, John. I'll have a post about it la...I saw that, John. I'll have a post about it later this morning.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-83765035698322227952019-01-26T06:35:31.211-06:002019-01-26T06:35:31.211-06:00amendment to my comment. According to CNA the Bis...amendment to my comment. According to CNA the Bishop has issued an apology to the Covington students and specifically to young Nick Sandmann.<br />https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/covington-bishop-apologizes-to-covington-catholic-students-95095?fbclid=IwAR349yPjoA3nrvFqrsXWXw9falqrFCuGIy7R9g_DRWUlyNyiFTBBjCSGeqg Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361837738099549106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-28617634471610298402019-01-23T05:10:27.528-06:002019-01-23T05:10:27.528-06:00Although I am not Catholic, I've probably aver...<i>Although I am not Catholic, I've probably averaged 48 masses a year for the last 20 years as I attend with my wife. I think I can count on one finger (and that may be too many) the number of times I've heard a Bishop say "whoops, I think I was wrong."</i><br /><br />Yeah, you don't hear that very often at all. I'm afraid you're right about the end game, and so is Bubba.Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-57821049289606337812019-01-22T15:47:14.529-06:002019-01-22T15:47:14.529-06:00I'm thinking, upon further consideration, that...I'm thinking, upon further consideration, that the boys are going to end up "partially to blame" because they "incited" the problem with MAGA hats. You will have a left-leaning constituency of the donor base that insists on that. <br /><br />And the fact that it's victim-blaming will be completely lost on them. I'll be very glad if I'm proven wrong, but this is my nickel bet at the moment.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-61688625733054898872019-01-22T15:13:39.527-06:002019-01-22T15:13:39.527-06:00It would seem the SOP (standard operating procedur...It would seem the SOP (standard operating procedure) for most Bishops these days is akin to what we did in Special Operations. "Admit nothing, deny everything, make counter-accusations." <br /><br />The easiest thing to do is assume the kids are wrong, condemn them, and promise a full investigation before they are pilloried. <br /><br />Although I am not Catholic, I've probably averaged 48 masses a year for the last 20 years as I attend with my wife. I think I can count on one finger (and that may be too many) the number of times I've heard a Bishop say "whoops, I think I was wrong."<br />Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361837738099549106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-81221811043489818272019-01-22T14:24:39.774-06:002019-01-22T14:24:39.774-06:00"On the advice of my attorney, I refuse to ad..."On the advice of my attorney, I refuse to admit the obvious."3john2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05359114327414576258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-81033921716561937572019-01-22T13:26:36.430-06:002019-01-22T13:26:36.430-06:00Why does it seem that the hardest thing to do is t...Why does it seem that the hardest thing to do is to admit the obvious?Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.com